Sutter Instrument 148006 User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SET UP INSTRUCTIONS............................................................................................................................. 4
SET THE SHARPENING ANGLE.................................................................................................................. 5
SE T THE KNIFE GUIDE ............................................................................................................................. 7
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS..................................................................................................................... 8
FINISHING THE EDGE-SHARPENING STEELS .......................................................................................... 12
SHORT BLADES....................................................................................................................................... 12
HOLLOW GROUND/SPORT KNIVES........................................................................................................ 13
GUIDE CLIP............................................................................................................................................. 13
THINNING THE BLADE ........................................................................................................................... 13
SHARPENING SERRATED EDGES ............................................................................................................ 14
SHARPENING WITHOUT SCRATCHING THE BLADE................................................................................ 14
THE ULTIMATE EDGE ............................................................................................................................. 14
Painters Tape: l recommend keeping a clean piece of Painters Tape on the end of the BLADE TABLE.
It helps to keep from scratching the blade. There is more on this on page l2. It also keeps you from
cutting into the end of the BLADE TABLE, while you are learning to use the machine. It is not
noticeable if the stone cuts into the plastic, but you can easily see when you hit the tape because the
tape turns from blue to black.

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SET UP INSTRUCTIONS
(The Parts of the APEX are referred to in CAPITAL LETTERS)
1. Rotate the LEGS out to 90°. Stick the suction cups down dry, onto a smooth, non-porous
surface. If they won't stick, wipe them with a moist cloth. Too much water and they will slide
around.
2. Insert the PIVOT SHAFT into the BACK. Turn the SHAFT so that the PIN slides down the
VERTICAL SLOT. Rotate the SHAFT so that the colored degree marks are facing you.
3. Start with MEDIUM on a very dull knife or a FINE stone for a knife in good shape.
4. To change stones, turn the KNOB a couple of turns counter-clockwise. Grasp the STONE
ARM, with one STONE HOLDER in each hand. Pull the FRONT STONE HOLDER until the STONE
snaps free, and slide the STONE out sideways. Slide a new STONE in and tighten the KNOB
firmly, but not hard.
5. To attach the STONE ARM to the MACHINE, turn the PIVOT so that the LOCK KNOB is on your
right. Slide the PIVOT on to the PIVOT SHAFT.

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SET THE SHARPENING ANGLE
Set the STONE ARM so that the desired ANGLE INDICATOR MARK is showing just above the PIVOT.
A. Basic Method for Setting the Angle
B. Exact Method for Setting the Angle
1. START at 15° (the RED MARK). Do Not sharpen at 15° unless you are sharpening a roast beef
slicer or very thin cooking knife. You always want to start lower than the bevel on the knife.
Very few knives are factory sharpened lower than 15°.
2. Put some ink on the edge bevel with a magic marker.
3. Do not wet the STONE. Stroke the STONE very lightly across the edge of the blade. Now you
can see where the stone is cutting in relation to the bevel of the knife. Proceed as follows:

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EXAMPLE 1 –Stone too low
EXAMPLE 2 - Correct
EXAMPLE 3 –Stone too high
STONE removes the ink only at
the lop edge of the BEVEL. The
STONE is too low. Raise PIVOT
and retest.
STONE removes the ink along
most of the BEVEL. Angle is just
right. Sharpen at this angle.
STONE removes the ink just at
the lower edge of the EDGE
BEVEL. STONE is too high. Lower
PIVOT and retest.

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SET THE KNIFE GUIDE
Position the blade so that the narrowest part of the blade is parallel to and just over the end of the
BLADE TABLE. Position the GUIDE against the back of the blade and tighten the GUIDE LOCK.
HINT: You want as much of the blade as possible, resting on the BLADE TABLE, but you do not want
the stone to cut into the end of the BLADE TABLE as you sharpen.
HINT: Start with your larger knives - they are easier to hold.
HINT:Keep the portion of the edge, that you are sharpening, parallel to the front of the guide as YOU
draw the blade across the BLADE TABLE.

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW of how the machine works: With one hand you move the STONE ARM forward and back.
With the other hand, you draw the knife blade under the moving stone, keeping the portion of the
edge that you are sharpening parallel to the front of the GUIDE. This takes some practice. At first you
will hold the knife tighter than necessary. But as you get comfortable, try to relax your hands. You
only need a small amount of pressure on the back of the knife blade to keep it locked into the KNIFE
GUIDE, and little pressure on the stone to get it to cut. You can leave the GUIDE CLIP on if it is not in
the way.
1. Wet the Cloth and ring it out. Wet the stone, with the STONE ARM off to the side so that the
water runs away from the PIVOT. Wipe off excess water.
2. Position the blade on the BLADE TABLE with the knife handle against the machine and the
edge parallel to the front of the GUIDE.
3. Place the STONE on the edge of the knife. Pull the knob all the way toward you, and slide the
STONE over to the HEEL of the blade.
4. The Stroke: Push the STONE ARM forward and at the same time let it slide to the opposite
side of the BLADE TABLE (diagonal motion). PULL the STONE ARM back to the starting
position along the same path. Apply just enough pressure to get the stone to cut. Most of the
sharpening is done on the push stroke. Don't pick the STONE up on the pull stroke, just let it
slide on the edge. Make smooth, long, slow strokes so you just bump the stops gently. Hold
the KNOB loose in your hand so it is free to follow the shape of the knife blade. Let the
STONE slide from side to side in a straight line. Do not move in circles, as it will concentrate
all the sharpening in only one area of the EDGE.

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HINT: Larger knifes are easier to hold than small
ones, so they are best to learn on.
HINT: If the knob comes loose during
sharpening, you are probably holding it too
tightly. It should just float free in your hand, so
that the stone is free to follow the shape of the
blade. If it still comes loose tighten the knob a
little tighter.

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As the blade moves across the BLADE TABLE, you want the edge to remain
parallel to the end of the BLADE TABLE.